Western Expansion with Bee-Bots or Dash Robots
by Tina Kennedy
Using the Engineering Design Process, students work in teams to create a covered wagon that the Bee-Bot pulls as they program on a mat from Missouri to Oregon. Students are learning about the Western Expansion on the Oregon Trail as they practice programming algorithms on the Bee-Bot to get to different destinations. Other robots could be used for this lesson.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1suPsPsC_HIMYuAPz7EvILmGKAdnq561p/edit?u…Subject Area
Technology 4. Innovative Designer 5. Computational Thinker Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S5: Apply Technology to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD)
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